Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-07-14

them jumped out OF the Carriage and ran 70 where
the wounded man was lying. DR.. Ruth asked the
injured man II he was conscious; II he could hear
what was being said to him, but there was no re-
sponse. The respiration was labored and rapidly
growing weaker. Witness saw the wound, from
which some OF the viscera was protruding. Some
one present pointed out Daily as the assassin,
whereupon Daily drew himself up and said: .'Yes,
he did ii, and that he did not deny &C." witness
was positive that Mr. Kennedy was unconscious
from the instant he and DR.. Ruth reached him.
There was no verbal response TO DR.. Ruth's dues-
tion. nor did the dying man indicate that he under
stood what was going on. Witness positively
identified Daily as the man who admitted having
done the cutting.
agent OF the Humane Society, was In Morrisons
stationery store about pm. yesterday. He heard
some one 'fholler" as II in pain, and Immediately
ran out. He saw man lying on the ground and
ran to his relief. He called to somebody TO assist
him In raising the injured man. In raising his
head he discovered blood, and then saw the
wound. II was an ugly gaping wound and
the intestines were protrudtng. When Daily was
pointed out as the murderer. witness asked him
why he had done 1t. He replied, "You find that
out" When witness saw how badly the man was
hurt he laid him down. When he first saw Mr.
Kennedy he was in O STOPPING posture, bent over
forward supported chiefly by his right leg: the
raised him, and then discovering that he was
dying he laid him down on his back. Mr.. Ken
nedy was unconscious when witness reached him.
witness was the first person TO take the knife. He
took possession OF II, and subsequently turned 1t
over to the police.
wN. SAUNDERS
(colored), aged about fifteen, saw Mr. Kennedy
close his Office, walk to the letter-box, drop In
some letters, and start toward the car. In a mo-
or exclamation, and then witness saw Mr.. Ken
nedy down: saw knife in Mr. Kennedy's hand;
saw IL fall to the pavement, and then Mr. Key
picked II up. witness saw the prisoner about the
corner yesterday afternoon.
HOW DEATH WAS PRODUCED.
Here recess was taken to await the arrival OF
the surgeons who made the autopsy. After recess
DR.. Lachlan Tyler was sworn. He described the
wound as on the right side OF the abdomen 3
inches in length, penetrating the abdominal walls
One part OF the intestine was cut The wound
that produced the fatal result was the severance
OF the femoral artery. Death resulted from hemor-
rhage and shock. He said IT was a necessarily
fatal wound.
After deliberatfon the jury rendered their YER
dict, which was to the effect "that JOS c. G. Ken
nedy came to his death about O'Clock p. m, July
l3, 1887, at the corner OF 18th street and New
York avenue northwest City OF Washington, ID.
c., from wound OF the abdomen, inflicted with
knife held In the hands OF Jno. Daily"
THE PRISONER.
Daily, the prisoner, was brought in and given a
seat In a corner OF the room before any testimony
was taken. He Is about fifty or ffty-nve years OF
age, about feet 9 inches tall. and may be some
what taller. as he has an habitual stoop He is
compactly built, and seems to enjoy rugged
health. He has round head, with protruding
forehead deep-set eyes Of grayish color and wears
a full beard, rather closely cropped. He is bald.
with the exception OF fringe OF short gray hair
around his ears and the back portion OF his head.
brstles His head is peculiar in shape. bulging at
the back He was In his shirt sleeves to-day, and
had on & pair Of cheap cotton pants but they
shirt, which was also clean, and a white
undershirt He had the sleeves OF his outer shirt
rolled up to the elbow: His pants were supported
Of shoes that had recently been through the cob
bler's hands, as the patches showed. During the
in rolling into tight wad q white cotton hand
kerchief and then unrolling 1t. He manifested
the utmost indifference until some questions were
put to him.
When the recess was taken the coroner and the
jury left the ROOM Daily retained his seat in the
corner, still ousily engaged in rolling and un-
sWhen were you released from the almshouse?-
THE STAR reporter inquired OF him. 81 was dis
piled, II was in the hospital at the aImshouse."
"What was the matter with your
81 was drugged by lot OF 'em, that's what was
the matter" he answered, and as he looked up his
eyes for the first time gave forth an expression OF
wildness He said he had been mistreated by
"whole passel" OF people until he was most crazy.
The head doctor aUthe almshouSe, he said. told
him there was nothing the matter with him; that
he was "bummer," and he had to get out from
there.
WHERE THE KNIFE PROBABLY CAME FROM.
Mr. W. II. Stoutenburgh, intendant OF the WASH
ington Asylum, stated to a STAR reporter to-day
that Daily was admitted to the hospital by order
OF Sanitary Officer ID. H. Teeple on March 26, 1856,
and was released from there on the 18th instant.
Mr.. Stoutenbrrgh says that while there he con-
Quoted himself in an orderly manner and gave no
evidence or insanity, and that the resid mt phys-
clan did not consider him insane or demented in
any way. Mr.. Stoutenburgh believes that the
knife which Daily used was stolen by him from
the hospital, it, from the description given
very much resembles the kind OF case knife ia use
there. He says that Daily has been several times
In the workhOuse.